Puzzle or game



June 7 9 E. W. GATES PUZZLE 03 GAME Filed Oct. 12. 1926 INVENTOB Elli/ES TW 611T E S ATTYS,

Patented June 7, 1927.

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H Application filed-October12 1926. s ram. 141,050.

This .i'nvention relates to a: puzzle symbolizingabroadcastmg radio station, areceiving radio station, the phenomenon known as static; and signalstransmitted from" the 5 broadcasting stationto the receiving' stan l I *upper surface when the base'is incllned, a

tion; the feat to -be accomplished being the transmission of the signals through static to the receivingstation, and the visible announce'ment of a call at the latter;

The inventionis an improvement on'the symbolicpuzzle disclosedbymy Patent'No. 1,600,727, dated September 21', 1926, a'ndhas for its chief objectlto increase the 'diflicu'ltj" of accomplishing the feat for which the puz- -zle is intendedd Another objectis to provide a puzzlesymbolizing a central broadcasting station and a plurality of; receiving stations locate'd 1n different 1 directions from the "broadcasting station; l i

' Other. objectsivillbe evident from tl'leji ollowing description. "Of the accompanying-"drawings part of-this specification j Figure '1' is atop plan view of a'symbolic forming a puzzle embodying thepresentimprovements,

'a portion being broken away.= H r Figure 2 1s a'toppl'a-n View, showing the portion broken away from Figure 1.

" 'Fig'ureB 1s a-section on line of Fig urell; V i i V Figure 4-. isa. perspective view showing one ot 't-he"annuno1ator members;

f The same reference-charactersindicatefthe same partsin all'ofthefigures. V The improved"puzzle resembles the puzzle disclosed by.{ my above-mentioned patent, in that it comprises-a base12;adapted'to'be held at various inclinations by the hands of a user, and to'permit the rolling of balls on its d'epression ll' inthe base,- symbolizing a broadcastingjstation, a plurality of pockets '15 in the-base,:a-continuous curb 16; surrounding the portion' of the base containing.

the "depression and the "pockets a plurality of loose balls corresponding in number to I the pockets, and symbolizing radio signals,

inscribed annunoiator members 17gasso ciated with the pockets each member :being normally concealed and movable to-g-a; displayed. position by a ball arrested'by a pocket,

and' 'baffle members 18, symbolizing static projecting above the, base andarranged'to cause 'e'ach" ball to move in an; irregular course from the depressionl i to a pocketfl5.

station.

thepuzzle of former patent pression is 'locatedlnear'one end of the base i and the pockets are ar'ranged-in' a roup near theopposite end. The manipulation of the 'base whereby tl1e,balls are caused to roll front the'depre'ssion to the pockets is rel'a ive'lysi'mple and involves a-primary incli nation of the base to cause th balls to roll a r 1 toward the-group of pocketsand various secondary inclinations to cause the: balls' to pass the battle members and enter the pockets.

1 To increase the difliculty of;accomplishing the intended feat, andfto enable th'e'pockets' and annunciator members to symbolizeapl'urality of lGCGIVIIIg Stat'IO IIS, I "have located each pocket in afdiiferent radial direction,

relativeto the depression, from'the-others 'so that "the inanipulation' of'the base whereby one ball is caused to roll from the depression, to a-given' pocket differs from that reqtfired to ca-u'se'any other ball 'tofroll fromthe 'Cle pression to, any other pocket, 111" other words, assuming that" there are four pockets 'andfour balls, four difi'erent manipulations ofzth'e bas'e are required, e'a'ch involving a primary inclination, of the base to cause all tof'rollfrom the' depr'ession toward a pocket, and various secondary inclinations to cause the ball-to pass the baffle members Ihave-also arranged the bafl'le members so that they cause-each ball'to take a d'iflerent o irregular coursewhile onits way fromj'the depression to the 'pock'etwvhichqis "its "goal, :fr om thecoursetalren byanyotherballf v zThe depression-'14 is located at-the center rofthe base, a'ndthe pockets 15 'are grouped around the'depression; so thattheradi ip rection" of each pocket from the depression 14E, differsfrom that of each ofthe other pock'etsi3 A suitablearrangement ofthe bat -fie members'W-hereby they cause each ball to take, different irregular 'course i from that 5? 0f any other .ball,"*is shown by Figure ;1.-' :tThe

Iand enterthe pocket'whichisitsgoalyeach pocket and the a ccoinpanying 'an Il m'ieiator member symbolizing different receiving 1 at the right of. F igure 1. The arrows 4 (Figquite difficult of accomplishment. flhe difficult-y is increased by additional baille members 18 forming bypasses or hazardsinto which the balls are liable to'roll, as'inclicated by the dotted arrows in Figure 1.

'- The balls are preferably of different sizes shoWn by Figu 'e 1, and the baffle mem beers are arranged to provide exits 1, 2 3" andfl from the depression'l l, preferably of different widths, thewidths of the ,eXitscorresponding, to the diameters of the ballsf The largest. ball can pass'onlythrough the exit 43, the next smaller ball can pass through the exits 4 and 3 but not through theremust be only one ball'at each receiving the'others. The next smaller; ballvv can pass through the exits P, 3? and .72 but not through the' exit 1*? which is negotiable only by'the smallest ball. When the feat is properly accomplished according to directions which maybe furnished" with the outfit,

stat'lon and each ball'must have passed through a predetermined course to the pocket which is its prescribed goal. a

v by Figures 3 and 4,, from thevpivoted lever "Theta-rget 1.7, of each annunciator isprelerablylturned edgewise upward, as shown 17 by which it is carried, so that when a; ball enters the pocket 15, the) inscribed face of jthe 1targ t stands vertically above the base. 7 Y Y The base is provided, as heretofore, with a glasscover 22, and with openings 23 in which the-targets 17. .are vertically movable.

To indicate distances between the broadcast.-

' ingstationand the'receiving stations, 1' pro- ,V lde'the base withjoutli'ne markings/constituting a map as shown ZbyiFigure ligfisaid markings may 5 be printed on 1 the base, by

J H lithography-, or otherwise, ."before the bafiie I Claiming-"w i;. 3; l f 1; QA Zsymbolic gpnzzle.tcbmpl isi glialbase other? material, fixed in: any-suitable manner rtolftheb'ase, or they: may ber'coinposed of The' base may be prov ded,. as lndicatecl the drawing army above mentioned pat-e entf,'.with markings at the broadcasting and receiving stations representing antennae,and w thgzigzagimarkings associated w ththe baflieunembers, To avoid confusion I1 have.

- omitted :these" markins .from' 'the presentdrawing. 1 (am not limited to' the number of the-receiving, stations and j the balls, and 1 to thearrangement of the"jbaflie"members,

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on which balls may roll when tlie base is manipulated to incline it, a central deprcs sionjn the base symbolizing a broadcasting station, a pluralityof pockets in the basc,1 grouped around the central depression, acontinuous curb surrounding the portion of the base containing the depression and the pockets,a pluralityof loose balls corresponding in numberto the pockets and symbolizing ItLClIO SlgIIELlS, inscribed annunciator members associated with the pockets, each member being normally concealed and movable'uto a displayed position bya ball a'rrest'-' ed by a pocket, each pocketandthe accompanying annunciator member symbolizing a receiving station, and baffle members. Syn1- bolizing static, projecting above the base and 'arrangedto cause each ball to move-in an irregular course from the central depression 7 3: to a, pocket, and to causefieach ball to take a different course from that of'any other ball, the relative arrangementofthe; central depression and the pockets being such that the manipulation of the base required to cause the movement of a ball-to either pocket, differs from thatjrequired to cause the'movement, of a ball toany other pocket. I .2. A symbolic puzzle as specified by claim 1, the baffle members including, hazards lif able-to deflect the ball from, its" predeter- 3. 'A' symbolic puzzle comprising'a base having a central depression symbolizinga broadcasting. StLtlOI l,',2, plurality of pockets and annunciator members 1 associated therewith, each pocket andlannunciator member symbolizing a receiving. station located in a different radial; direction relative to the broadcasting station from. the; otherrecei-ving stations, baffle members between, the 105.

broadcasting station-and eachvreceiving station, and loose balls movablelbyimanipulationsv of the base from the broadcasting stationrto the receiving-stations; 1

Asymbolic. puzzle comprisin g a base 1 1 0 'rhavmg .a' central:depressionsymbolizing a broadcasting station,a plurality of pockets and .annunciator members "associated there.- with, each pocket 'and'annunciator member symbolizing J a receiving station located in: a different radial directionflrel'ative .to the broadcasting lstation from" the other receiving stations, baffle members betweeni the broadcasting station and the receiving sta- "tions, and loose ballsinovable; by., manipnla- 1 o 'tions" of the base from the. broadcasting station; to the receiving stations, the vbase being provided with a map indicating distances between the broadcasting station-and the lie- 7 ceivingstati'ons 1 o 5. A symbolic puzzlecomprisi-ng' a. base having a central depression symbolizing a broadcasting station, aplurality-of pockets and-annunciatm mem er a s iated thelsfwith ifiagh; pocketrand ann nciatar mem e symbolizing areeeiving stationlocated in a ing" to the'widths of the exits, and movable different radial direction relative to the by manipulations of the base from the 10 broadcasting station from-the other receivbroadcasting station to the receiving ,staing stations, bafiie members between the t-ions. l broadcasting station and the receiving sta- In testimony whereof I have aflixed my tions, arranged to form exits of different signature. v widths from the central depression, and v loose balls of different diameterscorrespond t ERNEST WV.- GATES. 

